Now in its 45th Edition, Nursing2025-2026 Drug Handbook delivers the most current nursing focused information on more than 3,600 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy-to-use A-Z format.

Features
→ NEW! Includes 24 brand-new FDA-approved drugs--tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy NEW DRUGS section for easy retrieval
→ NEW! Thousands of clinical updates--new dosages and indications, FDA boxed warnings, genetic-related information, adverse
reactions, interactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information
→ Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns
→ Thoroughly updated appendices covering indications and dosages for numerous classes of drugs
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• Monthly FDA updates and news
• Newly approved drugs
• New indications and dosages
• Drug warnings
• Drug news abstracts
• Medication safety information
• Types of medication errors, including causes and common errors
• Preventing and reducing medication errors
• Reporting medication errors
• Real-life stories of medication errors

AJN award-winning title with the new edition authored by Jane Flanagan and Cheryl Beck detail the latest methodologic innovations that have arisen in nursing, medicine, and the social sciences in their signature user-friendly style, accompanied by the helpful learning features, pedagogy, and clean, approachable design that have made this resource the #1 nursing research textbook. Practical guidance clarifies abstract concepts into realistic strategies for applying research to practice, supported by ample evidence-based examples that reinforce understanding.

Updates through the 12th Edition reflect the 2022-2026 NINR Strategic Plan and current AACN Essentials, highlighting the importance of original research in the practice setting, collaboration between PhD prepared nurses and DNP-prepared nurses, systematic reviews of research evidence, and the latest approaches for qualitative data analysis.

• Offers fast and easy access to essential information on the most common disorders in cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, and neurology.

• Includes references to landmark papers to help you intelligently answer questions on rounds-all from a trusted source acceptable for use on rounds.

• Features user-friendly tabs and a two-color design to help you find information quickly, as well as a full-color, 16-page insert featuring radiology and pathology images.

• Provides ideal coverage for medical students, interns, residents, advanced practice nurses, and PAs.

• Prepare for board exams! Mirroring the organization of Pocket Medicine, Pocket Medicine High-Yield Board Review features 500 practice questions so you can practice for your board exam.

The go-to guide to evidence-based practice in nursing for more than a decade, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, 5th Edition, presents the latest perspectives on research-backed nursing practice in an engaging, user-friendly approach that has made this the bestselling resource of its kind.

AJN award-winning authors Bernadette Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt combine straightforward, conversational storytelling, inspiring quotes, and engaging case studies to make evidence-based practice accessible for students at any level of familiarity. With real-world examples and meaningful strategies in every chapter, this revised and reimagined 5th Edition gives students the confidence to meet today's clinical challenges and ensure the most effective patient outcomes for years to come.

New to this edition:

• NEW! Reimagined coverage and a new chapter on applying implementation science to clinical practice settings familiarize students with the latest evidence and emerging implementation and evaluation tools.
• UPDATED! Content throughout empowers you to more effectively teach evidence-based practice principles in academic and clinical settings.
• UPDATED! Making EPB Real case studies reinforce clinical application through real-world examples.

Featuring a wide variety of review questions, active learning exercises, and procedure checklists, this engaging workbook helps you ensure a confident, competent understanding of the concepts, skills, and vocabulary detailed in Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 6th Edition .

• Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions challenge your retention of textbook content and help you prepare for tests and exams.
• Think About It! exercises inspire critical thinking and enhance your analytical skills.
• Matching activities, word jumbles, and crossword and word find puzzles provide fun, engaging ways to review important concepts and vocabulary.
• Labeling, sequencing, and identification exercises clarify procedures and processes.
• Procedure checklists reinforce key protocols and help you excel in laboratory exercises.
• Pam's pearls boost your confidence with encouraging insight based on the author's real-life experience.

Starting with a basic overview of essential arithmetic, this step-by-step guide builds from simple concepts to complex challenges, clarifying the four primary methods for calculating medication dosages with helpful side-by-side comparisons. Case studies, self-testing, and vibrant animations help students hone the knowledge and skills for effective dosage calculation and accurate drug delivery.

The 10th Edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the latest drug information and clinical practices and available with complete Lippincott(R) CoursePoint integration, giving you the content and tools to engage today's students, deliver a personalized learning experience, and cultivate clinical confidence throughout your course.

Confidently Perform Accurate, Efficient, and Effective Physical Examinations.
Master the techniques for successful physical examinations with the #1 choice for complete, authoritative guidance. This highly regarded text in book-only format includes fully-illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column format that correlates examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right.

• NEW! Expanded Unit 1 provides an overview of the components of the patient encounter and helps you ensure the most effective information-gathering and decision-making approaches.
• NEW! Key terms are bolded in chapters and correspond to an online glossary with definitions.
• UPDATED! Expanded coverage of special populations familiarizes you with important approaches for persons who identify as LGBTQ, persons with physical disabilities, and diverse populations throughout the life cycle.
• UPDATED! Restructured Regional Exam chapters enhance your understanding of overview material, examination techniques, and health promotion and counseling considerations.
• UPDATED! Photographs, illustrations, and references reinforce key content based on the latest evidence-based information.
• UPDATED! Text boxes are numbered to provide quick access to important summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging examination techniques.
• Clinical pearls, printed in blue, highlight key points at a glance.
• Detailed, highly illustrated tables of abnormal conditions display examination and clinical information in an easy-to-find, quick-reference format at the end of each chapter.

Improve your ability to provide reliably accurate rhythm strip interpretation with the newly updated, fully interactive ECG Workout, 8th Edition.

Written by an expert arrhythmia instructor, this definitive guide to electrocardiography basics identifies and explains the many types of arrhythmias seen in nursing practice, and describes the various rhythm groups, forms of equipment, and treatment protocols. A proven guide to ECG tracing interpretation methods, the text offers crucial support to nursing students; nurses practicing in cardiac care, critical care, or trauma settings; and those preparing for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification.

In this edition:

• NEW and updated figures, boxes, and tables, as well as additional practice strips
• NEW! Improved organization of anatomy and physiology content
• All content aligns to the most current ACLS guidelines
• Nearly 50 perforated, removable arrhythmia flashcards that provide added practice and interpretation content
• Perforated, removable arrhythmia summary tables to assist in differentiation between the four rhythm groups.
• Step-by-step directions for interpreting rhythm strips and understanding and interpreting ECGs
• More than 600 ECG practice strips for practice under expert guidance
• A final-chapter self-test with more than 100 waveform rhythm strips for practice on determining rhythm, rate, P wave, PR interval, QRS complex measurement, and on rhythm interpretation
• Pocket ECG conversion table on inside back cover supports precise heart rate calculation
• End-of-chapter strips from actual patient cases, with 3-second indicators for rapid-rate calculation
• Back-of-book answer keys that help you evaluate your skills and distinguish between various heart blocks
• Chapters address ECG concepts and skills in well-illustrated detail:
  • Electrophysiology--The electrical basis of electrocardiology
  • Arrhythmias--Examples, causes, clinical treatments, and practice strips for sinus, atrial, junctional, and AV blocks, and ventricular and bundle-branch block rhythms
  • ECG tracing components--Waveforms, intervals, segments, complexes, and waveform identification
  • Cardiac monitors--Lead systems, lead placement, ECG artifacts, and troubleshooting monitor problems
  • Methods for precise rate calculation
  • Cardiac pacemakers--Types, indications, function, pacemaker terminology, malfunctions, and pacemaker analysis, including practice tracings

About the Clinical Editor
Jane Huff, RN, CCRN, is Arrhythmia Instructor at Unity Health Systems, Unity Health White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas.

• Dr. Marino has been a practicing critical care specialist for 44 years, and the material in his book is a reflection of this vast experience.
• The text has been completely rewritten and incorporates the latest concepts and most recent clinical practice guidelines.
• Because this is a single-author text, the writing and style are consistent from chapter to chapter, and redundancies are held to a minimum.
• New chapters have been added on fluid management, approaches to clinical shock, acute pulmonary embolism, liver failure, and acute pancreatitis.
• As in prior editions, there are numerous illustrations and tables that highlight the material in the text, and each chapter ends with a section called A Final Word that presents a take-home message from the chapter.
• The text will be updated quarterly to include recently published guidelines and pertinent clinical studies.

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Don't stress over anatomy and physiology--mastering basic terms and concepts is a breeze with Anatomy and Physiology Made Incredibly Easy, 6th Edition. This clever, colorful, clearly written guide makes fundamental anatomy and physiology structures and functions approachable while delivering fun, friendly guidance to help you ensure success throughout your nursing career.

Filled with vibrant illustrations and labeled diagrams, this quick-reference text demonstrates how every major structure in the body interacts with the body's systems and guides you through genetics, nutrition, reproduction, and more. Whether you're a nursing student studying for the NCLEX(R), a practicing nurse pursuing fast answers, or a healthcare practitioner or fitness professional in need of an A&P refresher, this easy-to-read, up-to-date 6th Edition makes essential information more accessible than ever.

New to this edition:

• UPDATED! Revised art--including illustrations from Anatomy and Physiology Made Incredibly Visual, 2nd Edition--brings clinical material to life in vivid detail.
• UPDATED! Labeling ensures accurate identification and understanding of key structures.
• UPDATED! End-of-chapter quizzes familiarize you with the current NCLEX test plan.
• UPDATED! References reflect the latest and most trusted clinical perspectives.

Up to date, easy to use, and rich with vibrant illustrations, Lippincott(R) Illustrated Reviews: Cell and Molecular Biology, 3rd Edition, provides a highly visual presentation of essential cell and molecular biology with a focus on topics related to human health and disease. This engaging approach incorporates all of the most popular features of the bestselling Lippincott(R) Illustrated Reviews series, including abundant full-color illustrations, chapter summaries, and review questions that link basic science to real-life clinical situations.

The updated, versatile 3rd Edition can be used for a standalone cell biology course in medical, health professions, or other graduate and upper-level undergraduate programs; as a review for course and board exams; or in conjunction with other Lippincott(R) Illustrated Reviews for a seamlessly integrated course.

• UPDATED! Revised content throughout--including updated unit overviews and chapter summaries--helps students master the latest cell and molecular biology knowledge.
• UPDATED! Clinical Application boxes reinforce key concepts and enrich students' understanding and clinical application capability.
• More than 250 full-color, annotated illustrations clarify complex processes and simplify study.
• Online animations and interactive review questions strengthen comprehension and retention.

A foundational book for use from the classroom to fieldwork and throughout practice, Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy, 14th Edition, remains the must-have resource for the Occupational Therapy profession. This cornerstone of OT and OTA education offers students a practical, comprehensive overview of the many theories and facets of OT care, while its status as one of the top texts informing the NBCOT certification exam makes it an essential volume for new practitioners.

The updated 14th edition presents a more realistic and inclusive focus of occupational therapy as a world-wide approach to enhancing occupational performance, participation, and quality of life. It aims to help today's students and clinicians around the world focus on the pursuit of fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers that prevent full participation.

• NEW! Expanded and inclusive chapters on theory including Occupational Consciousness, KAWA Model, and Model of Occupational Wholeness; new chapters on Routines and Habits and providing occupational therapy for people experiencing Forced Migration andChildhood Trauma; and up-to-date chapters on providing occupational therapy via Telehealth, considering Safety and Infection and Control, and within the WHO's model of Primary Health Care familiarize students with rapidly growing areas of OT practice.
• NEW! Expanding Our Perspectives features present a different point of view on the content of every chapter with an emphasis on presenting people and communities who are often missed or not seen in occupational therapy texts.
• The most comprehensive approach to occupational therapy available summarizes the full breadth and scope of the field and clarifies complex information.
• NEW! OT Stories are case studies with questions that provide valuable problem-solving practice in dealing with clients, practice issues, and managing OT services and staff.
• UPDATED! Videos reinforce key OT practices in vivid detail and clarity.

The best-selling leadership and management text available for nursing education programs, Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application, 11th Edition, combines the latest evidence-based content and a proven experiential approach to prepare students for success as they join today's professional nursing workforce.

Robust coverage and hundreds of active learning exercises help students overcome a lack of real-world leadership experience and meet the demands of today's challenging, ever-changing healthcare system. From managing conflict and working collaboratively to organizing patient care and staffing, students vicariously experience the responsibilities of mid- and top-level nursing managers and hone their critical-thinking, problem-solving, and clinical decision-making skills before entering high-stakes clinical settings.

The updated 11th Edition reflects the most current practices and clinical priorities in nursing leadership and management, including updated coverage of supply chain management, academic integrity as an ethical issue, healthcare reform, ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations, workplace violence, and drug diversion/reentry to work as part of substance use disorder in nursing. An array of accompanying student and instructor resources helps you make the most of your course and ensure students' success throughout their nursing education

New to this edition:

• NEW! Updated content reflects the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on healthcare and the latest perspectives on transformative thinking and action, dynamic priority setting, patient and worker safety, and physical and human resource allocation.
• UPDATED! Additional learning exercises familiarize students with outpatient/community practice settings and emphasize the importance of social justice, diversity, inclusion, and equity considerations in the nursing workplace.
• UPDATED! Crosswalk tables incorporate the AACN Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021) and updated ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice.
• UPDATED! Streamlined coverage throughout keeps content manageable and engaging for efficient study.

The flagship title from the prestigious American College of Sports Medicine, this critical handbook delivers scientifically based, evidence-informed standards to prepare you for success.

Providing succinct summaries of recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased patients, this trusted manual is an essential resource for all exercise professionals, as well as other health professionals who may counsel patients on exercise including physicians, nurses, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists, dieticians, and health care administrators. The extensively updated eleventh edition has been reorganized for greater clarity and integrates the latest Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

• UPDATED! Integrated guidelines, including the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, reflect the most current, clinically sound approaches to exercise testing and prescription.
• NEW! Chapter on conditions that affect the brain familiarizes students with specific strategies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, autism, depression and anxiety.
• UPDATED! Enhanced organization helps students find information quickly and easily.
• FITT (Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type) boxes make locating critical exercise prescription information quick and easy.
• Revised appendices integrate valuable information on ECGs, medication and emergency management where it is most relevant. A new appendix on metabolic equations is included.
• Additional boxes, tables, and figures highlight important concepts and approaches at a glance.

Key features help you move through the content with confidence:

• Peak technique illustrates and describes the best ways to perform specific physical examination techniques.
• Bridging the gap explains cultural variables that may influence the health assessment.
• Handle with care pinpoints age-related variations in assessment findings.
• Interpretation station provides sure-fire guidelines for interpreting assessment findings quickly and easily.
• Memory jogger helps the reader remember important points.
• Just for fun provides quick-study information in a gamelike format.

Author Rebecca Tucker builds on Amy M. Karch's popular, streamlined writing style, integrating students' knowledge of physiology, chemistry, and nursing fundamentals with a focus on essential information about each drug group. Extensively updated and full of engaging learning features, the 9th Edition keeps students at the forefront of nursing pharmacology while cultivating the critical thinking, clinical judgment, and patient communication skills students need to excel in their exams and on the job.

New and Updated Features

• NEW! Vitamin, Minerals, Complementary/Alternative Medications chapter strengthens students' mastery of this emerging priority for NCLEX preparation and clinical practice.
• NEW! Ear Medications and Blood and Blood Products appendices provide fast access to coverage of recent advancements in these key pharmacology areas.
• NEW! Expanded coverage of substance use and illicit substances keeps students current with the latest perspectives and approaches in nicotine and nicotine replacement, alcohol, and medications to treat withdrawal/abstinence medication.
• UPDATED! Dosage Calculations chapter familiarizes students with equations and measurement systems they'll encounter in clinical practice.

Accurate, reliable, objective, and comprehensive, Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry has long been the leading clinical psychiatric resource for clinicians, residents, students, and other health care professionals both in the US and worldwide. Now led by a new editorial team of Drs. Robert Boland and Marcia L. Verduin, it continues to offer a trusted overview of the entire field of psychiatry while bringing you up to date with current information on key topics and developments in this complex specialty. The twelfth edition has been completely reorganized to make it more useful and easier to navigate in today's busy clinical settings.

• A revised table of contents moves the most clinically relevant material to the beginning of the book, including sections on diagnosis, psychopathology and psychiatric conditions, treatment across the lifespan, and therapy and other interventions.

• Reformats clinical chapters to include clearer section headings and easy-to-digest summaries of important information, all with the goal of helping you find information quickly and easily locate answers to specific problems.

• Includes numerous case studies to enhance the learning experience.

• Presents the most current treatment methods including descriptions of all modern psychotherapeutic techniques.

• Includes descriptive tables for all relevant DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnoses and an up-to-date psychopharmacology section organized according to mechanisms of action.

• Carries on the tradition of excellence established by Drs. Benjamin J. Sadock and Virginia A. Sadock, with Dr. Pedro Ruiz returning as Consulting Editor.

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This bestselling NCLEX-RN(R) Q&A readies you for the challenges you'll encounter on your licensure exams with an unrivaled assortment of thousands of high-quality NCLEX(R)-style review questions based on the latest NCSBN test plan and aligned with the Activity Statements of the NCSBN RN Practice Analysis. Each question has been rigorously tested and optimized based on student performance data from Lippincott's award-winning PrepU adaptive learning platform to ensure the most effective, highest-caliber NCLEX(R) practice possible and help you advance your understanding and exam readiness.

This 14th Edition has been specifically revised and enhanced to prepare you for the Next Generation NCLEX(R), incorporating new Next Gen scenarios, all alternate-format question types found on the licensing examination, detailed rationales for correct and incorrect answers, and 6 comprehensive exams.

Whether used as a standalone review tool or in conjunction with Lippincott(R) PassPoint, Lippincott(R) Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN(R), 14th Edition, simplifies your NCLEX(R) prep while cultivating the clinical judgment and critical thinking skills for confidence in class, on exams, and on the front line of nursing practice.

NEW AND OUTSTANDING FEATURES

• UPDATED! Thousands of NCLEX(R)-style review questions with complete answers and rationales promote active learning and higher-order thinking.
• NEW! Next Generation NCLEX(R) scenarios foster clinical judgment and confident clinical decision-making capabilities.
• UPDATED! Alternate-format question types familiarize you with the full spectrum of content you'll encounter on their exams.
• UPDATED! Six comprehensive exams reduce test-taking anxiety and strengthen your exam readiness.
• NEW! A detailed description of the new NCLEX-RN(R) test plan offers concrete strategies for preparing for your exam.
• NEW! A laboratory values tear-out sheet provides fast, portable access to values in both U.S. Standard Units and the International System of Units.
• A table of risk factors alerts you to potential challenges to exam success, as well as related strategies to help you pass.
• Content Mastery and Test-Taking Skill Self-Analysis worksheet empowers you to assess your exam readiness and update your study plans as needed.
• NCLEX-RN(R) study plan and checklist foster efficient study and boost pass rates.
• Exam guidance helps you develop study skills and manage test anxiety.
• Contact and background information for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc., and each state board of nursing direct you to resources for further exam preparation.

• Renowned, high-resolution, dynamically colored illustrations organized in dissection sequence enable the formation of 3D constructs for each body region and provide detailed, realistic reference during dissection.
• Tables detail muscles, vessels, and other anatomic information in an easy-to-use format ideal for review and study.
• Enhanced medical imaging includes more than 100 clinically significant MRIs, CT images, ultrasound scans, and corresponding orientation drawings to help students confidently apply the laboratory experience to clinical rotations.
• Color schematic illustrations reinforce the relationships of structures and anatomical concepts in vibrant detail.

Offering a holistic, comprehensive understanding of essential skills grounded in compassionate patient care, Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 6th Edition, not only equips students for success as nursing assistants in any healthcare setting but empowers them to pursue career opportunities throughout the healthcare field.

Easy to read and rich with dynamic images and illustrations, this straightforward, conversational text clarifies the technical, communication, and critical thinking skills behind successful nursing assisting while fostering the humanistic perspective integral to meeting the individual needs of patients, residents, and clients. Proven learning aids throughout the text help students master critical information, accompanied by procedural guides and engaging exercises that reinforce clinical readiness.

The 6th edition has been significantly updated to make essential coverage more accessible and reflect the challenges students will encounter in today's changing healthcare environment, from the latest developments in the management of communicable diseases to the impact of social issues on nursing practice. Advancing the humanistic approach for which the text is known, new content in each chapter helps students ensure respectful, inclusive patient care to all people.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• UPDATED! Revised and streamlined content incorporates the latest clinical practices, discoveries, advances, and clinical practices and keeps students focused on need-to-know concepts and skills.
• NEW! Respect features at the end of each unit foster awareness of diverse backgrounds and cultures and help students build inclusive relationships with patients, residents, and clients.
• NEW! Updated nutrition and dietary recommendations reflect the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the related art and descriptions of MyPlate.